Pawnee Bill (11 results)

Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. TWO OF THE MOST FAMOUS FIGURES OF THE AMERICAN WEST BETWEEN A SINGLE SET OF COVERS. Published while both men still occupied a near-mythic place in the public imagination, this illustrated dual biography chronicles the remarkable careers of William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody and Gordon W. 'Pawnee Bill' Lillie, the showmen, scouts, and frontier celebrities whose Wild West exhibitions helped define how generations of Americans and Europeans imagined the nineteenth-century frontier. Part biography, part adventure narrative, and part celebration of the disappearing West, the volume captures the moment when living participants in frontier history were becoming national legends. Particularly appealing is the inclusion of photographic portraits and a printed dedication featuring a personal letter from Buffalo Bill to the author. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Original red cloth decorated in black and white with striking pictorial cover and spine designs depicting Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill. 7.25 inches tall; 244 pages. Illustrated throughout with numerous photographic plates, including portraits of Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill protected by tissue guards. Stated Second Edition. CONDITION: Good. Moderate shelf handling wear. The decorative cloth remains attractive with light rubbing at extremities and minor fraying at the spine ends. Tissue guards remain present. Interior photographs are clean and well-preserved. A solid and appealing example of a visually attractive Western biography. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - At the beginning of the twentieth century, few names carried greater public recognition than Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill. Through touring Wild West exhibitions, dramatic reenactments, and public appearances, both men transformed frontier experience into popular entertainment, shaping popular perceptions of the American West for audiences around the world. This volume presents their lives as parallel adventures. Buffalo Bill appears as scout, buffalo hunter, Pony Express rider, soldier, and showman, while Pawnee Bill emerges as a performer, entrepreneur, and promoter of Native American participation in Wild West exhibitions. Together they illustrate the transformation of frontier history into popular memory. Published in 1911, when many celebrated frontier figures were still living, the book captures a transitional moment when the West was passing from lived experience into legend. The inclusion of a printed personal letter from Buffalo Bill, reproduced in the dedication, strengthens the work's contemporary connection to the men whose careers helped define the mythology of the American frontier. SUBJECTS: Buffalo Bill Cody, Pawnee Bill Lillie, Wild West Shows, American Frontier, Western Americana, Frontier Scouts, Show Business History, Native American Performers, Western Biography, American Popular Culture, Nineteenth-Century West, Western Americana, Biography, Frontier History, Americana, Popular Culture. Ref: Six-Guns 2426, Rader 3691. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 32 pp., photos, illus, pi. wps, vg 6-Guns #1334 Herd #1331 scarce.

Condition: Overall very good minus. A novelty songbook for the combined Wild West shows of Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East, also called the "Two Bills Show." The alternate title on the back cover is Buffalo Bill's and Pawnee Bill's Big Minstrels Song and Joke Book. The inside cover contains "Cracker-Jack Conundrums," a collection of two-line jokes, and the back has "A Dictionary of Dreams and Their Meanings." The songbook's cover illustration shows a caricature of a Native American chief on horseback, with an inset portrait of "Buffalo Bill" Cody and "Pawnee Bill." Born Gordon Lillie in Bloomington, Illinois, Pawnee Bill got his start in Wild West shows working as Buffalo Bill's Pawnee interpreter. He launched his own show in 1888 with his wife, May Manning, which expanded to include the "eastern" element mentioned in this songbook's title, with Mexican cowboys such as the popular "Mexican Joe" (Jose Barrera) and Pawnee performers alongside Japanese and Arab acts. We find no copies of the songbook on OCLC. 16 pp songbook measuring 10 x 13 ½ inches, in paper wraps. Wraps worn especially at edges, with wrinkling and several large folds; very good minus. Contents toned with some wrinkling, folds, and spots of rubbing, with one larger tear; very good minus.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed., 224 pp., plates, cloth, vg+ 6-Guns #2426 Rader # 3691.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. _____ The usual sort of horse-opera, in this case involving the C-Bar Ranch, a wandering cowboy, rustlers a-plenty and a purty lil' gal. _____ According to a descendent of his co-author, the contribution of Pawnee Bill, the Oklahoma pioneer and Wild-West Show entrepreneur, was limited to the use of his name. _____ Uncommon in the jacket (the book, we have no idea what Pawnee Bill wore). …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. (Wild West) BUFFALO BILL BIDS YOU GOOD BYE: A LIFE STORY AND BOOK OF BRAVE DEEDS OF THE WILD WEST AND FAR EAST: "THE FAREWELL SALUTE" MAGAZINE AND OFFICIAL REVIEW. N[ew] Y[ork]; Cin[cinnati]: I. M. Southern & Co., [1910]. 4to - 10" x 6-13/16". Staple bound color pictorial glazed paper wrappers with Native American scene in the background and full length portrait of Buffalo Bill in the foreground to front cover; the slightest touches of wear to the front cover and light soiling and a fore edge corner crease to the back cover for what is a beautiful copy of the book. [36] pp. including wrappers. This souvenir booklet from Buffalo Bill's farewell tour is filled with tributes to Buffalo Bill who is "about to resign the honors of leadership.to his young and capable associate in pioneer work, Maj. Gordon W. Lillie, 'Pawnee Bill'."; illustrated in black and white throughout; interesting period advertising throughout; a few pages with corner creases. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. Only five copies located on OCLC/WorldCat. RARE.…

Condition: Very Good+. York, PA: Swords Bro's, ca. 1880s. Original cabinet photograph (14x10cm) affixed to studio's captioned card mount (16.5x11cm.); photograph captioned "Pawnee Bill" in image. Two small shallow chips to left-hand margin of image, trivial spotting, else a Very Good or better example. Youthful portrait of the American Wild West showman Gordon William Lillie, a.k.a. Pawnee Bill (1860-1942), an accomplished performer in his own right whose fame grew substantially after his short-lived partnership with William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.…

unbound. A check made out to "Major Lillie" for $1.00 and clearly endorsed on verso, "G.W. Lillie." 2.75 x 6.25 inches. Cancellation holes in center not affecting the signature. Washington D.C., March 1, 1935. Fine. "Pawnee Bill" was an Indian fighter and showman who became partners with William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.…

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Broadside. Measuring 6" x 9½". Printed in blue rectos only. Small paper remnants on the unprinted verso, likely removed from a scrapbook, else near fine. Pencil note on verso notes place and date: "Asbury Park, July '92." Pawnee Bill and his wife Mary started their show in 1888. It went through several permutations, some more successful than others, including a relatively brief partnership with Buffalo Bill Cody. A simple, if pleasing little broadside.…

PS. 3 x 5 . No date. No place. A picture postcard of Pawnee Bill signed To my friend Cyrus W. Reed from G W Lillie Pawnee Bill on the verso. The image shows Lillie in full Western gear, and there are a couple minor chips to the emulsion on the left side. There is light waterstaining to the top portion of the inscription, but the signature is large and dark.…

Pawnee Bill Archive of Signed Photos, Telegrams, Autograph Signed Letters and Notes, Check and Envelope 1913-1927 All items are sleeved and are generally in good to fine condition. Light toning mild wear and tear as typical of 100 plus year-old paper. Gordon William Lillie (1860 - 1942) was a showman and performer who specialized in Wild West shows including a short partnership with William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, plus his own "Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West Show". Lillie acquired the nickname "Pawnee Bill" for his work with the Pawnee Indian agency in Indian Territory in the early 1880's. In 1883 he worked as the Pawnee interpreter with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In 1888, Lillie and his wife May Manning launched "Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West" show which ran through 1907. For the 1908 season, Pawnee Bill and Buffalo Bill Cody combined their shows, a move which lost money and led to foreclosure. Their legacy lives on with the annual Pawnee Bill Memorial Rodeo and a modern version of Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show at the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum in Pawnee, Oklahoma. This archive includes: --Promotional photo of Pawnee Bill and Buffalo Bill Cody signed but in Lillie's hand only. --Signed Pawnee Bill Christmas Card --Two signed Night Letter Telegrams --Four Autograph Letters Signed on Pawnee Bill's Buffalo Ranch letterhead, 1925 to 1927 --Two Autograph Notes Signed as Pawnee Bill --Typed Note Signed on Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show letterhead, January 1909 --Signed 1917 Bank of Coney Island Check --Self-addressed Pawnee Bill envelope, unused --1938 Minneapolis Tribune Newspaper Clipping See scans for further detail.…